Bent County register., 1887-07-30
Of Interest to Farmers.

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Field and Farm.
Out upon the open plains, in the
Grain belt" as it is termed, In eastern
Elbert, Arapahoe and Bent counties,
the growing corn is looking fine, and
is now beginning to tassel. In many
places it stands waist high in the
fields and is quite beyond danger of
being blighted by the hot weather
and drouth. Alfalfa in the same sec
ton is also beyond danger and has
taken a root hold to stay. Scrub
cattle weighing close to ten hundred
pounds each. sold in the Chicago
market on the first days of the pres
ent month for from eighteen to
twenty-five dollars each. Good well
fed and well bred cattle from the
farms went as high as fifty and sixty
dollars each. This furnishes pret.
ty good argument to induce better
feed and better breeding. Every
farmer in Colorado should become
feeder and sell his farm product at
the shambles instead of carting 1T to
the market and the mill in the usual
way. These are the days of grogress
and improvement, and the farmer
should catch on. Says Mr.. Kuner,
the pickle merchant: "Cucumber for
plckling should be gathered every
day and should not be over two and
one-half or three inches in length.
Haye them as nearly of size as pos
sible, and pour over them boiling
brine of one large cup of salt to a
gallon of water. Do this three morn
ings in succession. The fourth
morning rise and scald in weak alum
water one tablespoonful of alum to
one gallon of water. Let this stand
on the till they are cold, and then
rinse and drain. Take as much good
cider vinegar as you think you will
need, then boil and skin. Throw in
the cucumbers few at time, and
let come to a boil. Now boil suffi-
cient new vinegar to cover the pick
les, which you should shave placed in
suitable jars or cans, and pour over
them when boiling hot'' Here is
suggestion worth reprinting:
"Grass for spring and summer pigs
furnishes the cheapest and most
wholesome of foods, but needs to be
supplemented by the use of milk,
grain ect., to both the motle er and
pig: Hogs--will eat nearly all kinds
of grasses, and derive much nourish-
ment from them. But of them all
alfalfa is the best, one ranks highest
of the permanent pastures plants as
food for hogs. but mixed pasture
is best, as they relish nearly all kinds,
and in the mixed pasture there is Il
more continuous supply of green,
succuleut food. Other green fodder
crops can often be used forthe young
hogs and their mothers. Where
there is much danger of drouth, it is
often matter of economy to have
small patches of oats, peas and extra
early corn to feed in the dryest part
of the summer, when the pastures do
not furnish much food"
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Colorado wheat has been given up
to be the finest and best quality rails
ed in the United States. Forty-Gve
bushels to the acre is common
yield; oats from eighty to one hum
dred; corn, barley, rye, millot and
buckwheat till you can't rest, and all
kinds of vegetables in abundance.
This valley is noted for raising the
largest and finest potatoes in Colora-
do, often obtaining a weight of from
three to five pounds each; cabbage,
squash and turnips grow in any
place they are planted, tomatoes and
melons do exceedingly we'll and 9th
er vegetables too numerous to mon
ton. Fruit Of. the small varieties
grow wild in abundance, the goose.
berry, red and yellow currants, cher.
ry, plum, grape, raspberry and straw
berry are found in the mountains
valleys and on the hillsiie.-La Vet
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